The ones that got away reunite at a big Italian wedding in this second-chance romance from debut author Ali Rosen, the James Beard Award–nominated writer and host of Potluck with Ali Rosen. tella Park is elated to celebrate her best friend’s wedding in the Italian countryside—and maybe she also needs this escape from her personal and her professional life. Writing recipes for a living isn’t all it’s cooked up to be. But the revelry is short lived when she runs into the ex she hasn’t seen since she broke his heart ten years ago, Samuel Gordon. As her past gets propelled to the forefront, Stella tries not to question the choices she made a decade ago. When Stella and Samuel keep getting pushed together during a weekend filled with delectable food, Indian and Italian wedding traditions, and unplanned detours in gorgeous locales, she attempts to ignore that maybe he really was the one that got away. Playing it safe has always been Stella’s dependable rule book. But maybe Samuel is worth the risk—and perhaps some love stories just need more time to marinate.
Publication date: Montlake (November 1, 2023)
Pages: 267 pages
ASIN: B0BS76QGZM
About the Author: Ali Rosen is a writer of both cookbooks and novels and is the Emmy and James Beard Award-nominated host of Potluck with Ali Rosen on NYC Life. Her first novel, coming November 1st, is Recipe for Second Chances, a romp of a love story set in the Umbrian hills of Italy that New York Times Bestselling author Fern Michaels said she “couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.” She is the author of the upcoming 15 Minute Meals as well as the Amazon Editor’s pick and bestselling cookbook Modern Freezer Meals and Bring It!. She has been featured on shows like the Today Show, Food Network Kitchen and Rachael Ray and has written for publications including Bon Appetit and New York Magazine. She was a Forbes 30 Under 30 and Thrillist said Ali had one of the coolest jobs in food (she agrees). She is originally from Charleston, SC but now lives in New York City with her husband and three kids and can usually be found cooking in her kitchen or curled up in a chair reading a novel.
